JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January 10, 2008 – Pre-game entertainment at the “Australia Day Challenge†will now include a special presentation from the stars of the Discovery Channel series American Chopper. In addition, local television sports director Sam Kouvaris and a dream child from Dreams Come True will also be on hand to help with the presentation. The “Australia Day Challengeâ€, a historic meeting of the Leeds Rhinos and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is hosted by the Jacksonville Axemen and JEDC Sports & Entertainment and will be held at UNF’s Hodges Stadium on January 26, 2008. (Click here to read our previous post about Australia Day Challenge) Russell Crowe and his team, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, recently hosted the American Chopper crew while they were in Australia doing research for the Australian-themed motorcycle. The OCC team, including the famed Teutuls, will travel to Jacksonville to take part in the “Australia Day Challenge†and, prior to the game, will present a thank you gift to Crowe and the South Sydney Rabbitohs for Russell’s hospitality to the Teutuls.
Archives for January 2008
Southeastern Wildlife Expo-Children’s Activities – Charleston, South Carolina
Join the Charleston Museum staff in Marion Square for a wild time. Enjoy craft making, a petting zoo, animal mounts, microscopes and more. Admittance to children’s area is FREE. February 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Marion Square
Call 843-722-2996 or visit Charleston Museum
Home School History Day- South Carolina Notables – Charleston, South Carolina
Learn important facts from South Carolina’s history with a guided-tour of the Museum. The second Tuesday of every month we offer a special program for home schooling families. These programs feature one of our field trip classes, a chance to go through the Museum, and an activity. Please call or email to reserve a space. FREE for Museum members and FREE with admission ($10/adults, $5/children, under 3 free).
February 12, 10-11 a.m. Call 843-722-2996 or visit Charleston Museum
SCAD Museum of Art to host exhibition in honor of Black Heritage Festival – Savannah, Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. –The Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies and the SCAD Museum of Art and will host an exhibition as part of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival. The exhibition, titled “Poetic Visions: Focus on Black Women Artists,†will be on display Feb.1-14, 2008, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A reception will be held Feb. 5, 5-6 p.m. Both the exhibition and the reception will take place at the SCAD Museum of Art’s temporary gallery on the third floor of Jen Library, 201 E. Broughton St., and are free and open to the public.
Welded Sculptures by Orna Ben-Ami – Charleston, South Carolina
The Softness of Iron
Orna Ben-Ami creates highly symbolic pieces that carry universal, local, and deeply personal meanings, conveying thought-provoking contrasts of war and peace, memory and forgetting, the private and the collective.
until January 26, 2008. Due to the success of the show we are extending it for a few more days.
Gallery Hours:Mon-Closed, Tue- Fri 11-6PM, Sat-Sun 12-5PM
Admission: Free and open to the public
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street, Unit A, Charleston, SC 29401
Call 843-958-6484 for more information.